| Bill Frisell Discography 1999 |
| Bill Frisell Good Dog, Happy Man Nonesuch 79536-2 Produced by: Lee Townsend Recorded at O'Henry Studio, Burbank, California Produced by Lee Townsend Released: May 18, 1999 Bill Frisell (electric and acoustic guitars, loops and music boxes), Greg Leisz (pedal steel, Dobro, lap steel, Weissenborn, National steel guitar and mandolin),Wayne Horvitz (organ, piano, samples), Viktor Krauss (bass), Jim Keltner (drums and percussion), Ry Cooder (guitar, 5). |
| Vinicius Canturia Tucuma Verve 314 559 863-2 Produced by Hans Wendl Recorded at Forest Sound Studio, N.Y.C. Released: March 16, 1999 Frisell plays on 2 tracks only: 1/ Amor Brasileiro (5:07) (Cantuaria) Vinicius Cantuaria (vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, samples), Bill Frisell (electric guitar), Joey Baron (drums), Michael Leonhart (trumpet). 7/ Tucuma (6:20) (Cantuaria) Vinicius Cantuaria (vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, samples), Bill Frisell (electric guitar), Joey Baron (drums), Joyce Hammann, Mark Feldman (violins), Lois Martin (viola), Erik Friedlander (cello). |
| Bill Frisell The Sweetest Punch the new songs of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach arranged by Bill Frisell Nonesuch 314 559 865-2 P roduced by Lee Townsend Recorded at Avatar Studios, NYC Released: September 21, 1999 Bill Frisell wrote one track: 8/ Vamp Dolce (3:25) 1/ The Sweetest Punch (4:44) 2/ Toledo (5:25) 3/ Such Unlikely Lovers (5:43) 4/ This House is Empty Now (5:03) 5/ Painted From Memory (4:10) 6/ What's Her Name Today? (4:58) 7/ In The Darkest Place (5:55) 8/ Vamp Dolce (3:25) 9/ My Thief (4:31) 10/ I Still Have That Other Girl (2:22) 11/ Painted From Memory (reprise) (3:36) 12/ The Long Division (3:59) 13/ Tears at the Birthday Party (3:44) 14/ I Still Have That Other Girl (reprise) (1:52) 15/ God Give Me Strength (4:42) Bill Frisell (Electric and Acoustic Guitars), Don Byron (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet), Billy Drewes (Alto Sax), Ron Miles (Trumpet), Curtis Fowlkes (Trombone), Brian Blade (Drums, Percussion), Viktor Krauss (Bass), Elvis Costello (Vocals Tracks 2 & 14), Cassandra Wilson (Vocals Track 5) |
| Don Byron Romance With The Unseen Blue Note 99545 Produced by: Don Byron and Hans Wendl Recorded at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, N.Y. January & March 1999 Released: September 21, 1999 Don Byron: Clarinet, Bill Frisell: Guitars, Drew Gress: Bass, & Jack DeJohnette: Drums 1/ A Mural From Two Perspectives (Ellington) (8:12) 2/ Sad Twilight (Byron) (5:32) 3/ Bernard Goetz, James Ramseur, and Me (Byron) (9:02) 4/ I'll Follow The Sun (For EAMR) (Lennon/McCartney) (6:45) 5/ 'Lude (Byron) (1:08) 6/ Homecoming (Bryon) (11:29) 7/ One Finger Snap ( Hancock) (7:59) 8/ Basquiat (Byron) (4:39) 9/ Perdido (Pegao) (Tizol) (8:18) 10/ Closer To Home (Byron) (3: |
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| When possible, I have included the CD cover. Try to click on covers for song samples and/or to order CD's. If nothing happens, I haven't yet found a retailer, or it's out of print. |
| Bill Frisell The Sweetest Punch The new songs of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach Arranged by Bill Frisell Decca Records DECUV1001 45 RPM Single Produced by Lee Townsend Recorded at Avitar Studios NYC Released: September 1999 1/ I Still Have That Other Girl (2:22) 2/ The Sweetest Punch (4:44) This is a limited Edition promotional single |
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| David Sylvian Dead Bees on a Cake Virgin Records America 7243 8 47071 2 5 Produced by David Sylvain Recorded at Right Track Studios NYC, Real World Studios BOX, Sound House Studio Seattle, Atma Sound Mpls., Seedy Underbelly Mpls., and Synergy Studio Napa Bill Frisell, dobro, acoustic guitar, appears on two tracks 2/ Dobro # (1:29) 7/ Krishna Blue (8:12) |
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| John Zorn Godard/ Spillane Tzadik TZ 7324 (USA) (CD) Produced By John Zorn Recorded at Radio City Studios, NYC (1) August/September 1986 (2) June 1986 (3) September 1987 Bill Frisell, guitars & banjo, appears on two tracks. 1/ Godard (18:37) 2/ Spillane (25:12) |
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| 1/ Rain, Rain (2:45) 2/ Roscoe (3:43) 3/ Big Shoe (3:49) 4/ My Buffalo Girl (8:50) 5/ Shenandoah (for Johnny Smith) (6:09) 6/ Cadillac 1959 (6:16) 7/ The Pioneers (5:16) 8/ Cold, Cold Ground (9:01) 9/ That Was Then (5:29) 10/ Monroe (4:19) 11/ Good Dog, Happy Man (2:33) 12/ Poem For Eva (3:41) All compositions by Bill Frisell except 5/ Shenandoah |
| "Almost as soon as they had finished writing, I received some piano scores and a demo tape with Elvis singing and Burt playing the piano. What a thrill and honor it was to hear these twele beautiful tunes before anyone else on the planet. I was then left on my own to decide how to arrange them. This recording was done in NYC while Burt and Elvis were working in L.A. on Painted From Memory. None of us heard what the others were doing until we all finished. I can't imagine this ever happening again-truly once-in-a-lifetime experience." Bill |
| Mike Stern Play WEA/Atlantic # Produced by Recorded at Studio Litho, Seattle, WA. Released September 14, 1999 1/ Play (7:15) 2/ Small World (5:23) 3/ Outta Town (6:09) 4/ Blue Tone (6:43) 5/ Tipatina's (6:35) 6/ All Heart (6:22) 7/ Frizz (5:41) 8/ Link (6:50) 9/ Going Under (4:10) 10/ Big Kids (7:29) |
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| David Sanborn Inside WEA/Electra # Produced by Marcus Miller Recorded at Released March 23, 1999 Bill Frisell (guitar) appears on one track 9/ Ain't No Sunshine |
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| Ron Carter Sextet Orfeu Blue Note 7243 5 22490 2 2 Produced by Ron Carter Recorded at Avatar Studios NYC, February 1, and March 18, 1999 Released: November 2, 1999 Ron Carter (bass), Bill Frisell (guitars), Houston Person (tenor sax), Stephen Scott (piano), Payton Crossley (drums), Steve Kroon (percussion) "I had already sent a demo tape of the numbers to Bill Frisell so that he'd be familar with the tunes, so when he joined us for recording, we went right through without rehersal, even though this was the first time he's recorded with us. I like Bill's sound. He's a very versatile guitarist. Geberally he sounds cool, but he can play real hot if he wants to. I joined him for the first time on drummer Joey Baron's album Down Home. Since then, I've become very fond of him as a person and for his musicality." -Ron Carter |
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| "Ry had a recording of Johhny Smith playing 'Shenandoah' that he was excited about and sent me a message about how Johhny Smith is this great, unsung guitarist. I think that was my real 'in' with Ry, because I studied with Smith in 1970. So I sent a message to Ry saying, Yeah, great. I know Johnny Smith! - Bill Frisell Guitar Player Magazine Sept. 99 |
| "The Sweetest Punch featured a large instrumental ensemble, and I obsessed over every single note"- Bill Frisell Guitar Player Sept. 99 |
| Various Artists CMJ New Music Monthly Vol. 69 CMJ NMMo69 Produced by Hans Wendle Recorded at Forest Sound Studio, N.Y.C. Released May 1999 Bill Frisell appears on one track, previously released on Tucuma: /7 Aracaju (5:19) Vinicuis Cantuaria (vocals,acoustic guitars,wood flute,samples), Bill Frisell (electric guitar), Joey Baron (drums), Sean Lennon (bass) |
| Bill Frisell The Sweetest Punch The new songs of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach Arranged by Bill Frisell Decca Records # Produced by Lee Townsend Recorded at Avitar Studios NYC 1/ I Still Have That Other Girl (2:22) 2/ The Sweetest Punch (4:44) 3/ Such Unlikely Lovers (5:43) This is a Radio CD Sampler (Promotional Only) |
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| Gabriela Viento Rojo Intuition # Produced by Lee Townsend Recorded at Released January 1, 1999 1/ Imagenes Del Amazonas 2/ Hay Senales Claras 3/ Ecos De Alla Atras 4/ El Camino A Casa 5/ Ya No Tendras Que Imaginar 6/ Lievame A Ver La Luna 7/ Noches DE Kerosene 8/ Viento Rojo 9/ Sad Sack 10/ Una Luz En La Ventana 11/ Eulalia Luna 12/ Un Cuarto Que Mira Al Mar 13/ Lievame A Ver La Luna (Reprise) Gabriela (acoustic guitar, vocals), Bill Frisell (acoustic & electric guitars), Viktor Krauss (bass), Jenny Scheinman (violin), Eric Longworth (cello) |
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| Marianne Faithfull Broken English/Strange Weather Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab # Produced by Released April 3, 1999 This is a re-release of two previously released Marianne Faithfull LP's. Bill appears on several tracks of 1987's "Strange Weather" |
| Excellent on-line page from Guitar Player magazine dealing with Good Dog, Greg Leisz, and his guitar tunings for each track |
| Akiko Yona Go Girl Epic Records # ESCB 2006 Produced by Akiko Yano Released in 1999 Akiko wrote lyrics for the Bill Frisell composition: 12/ Gimme a Holler (3:04) Bill Frisell doesn't appear on this recording. Akiko Yano (vocals, hammond organ, synths), Kenny Greenberg (guitar), Jeff Bova (loops, programming). |
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| Various Artists Twelve Sounds of December Volume Two Jazziz Magazine # Bill Frisell appears on a previously released track from Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach & Bill Frisell "The Sweetest Punch" Decca Records 5/ The Sweetest Punch |
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| Various Artists Resurrection, Pt. 2 Winter & Winter # Produced By Released 1999 Bill Frisell appears on one previously released track from The Paul Motion Trio's 1997 release At The Village Vanguard: 1/Duke Ellington's Sound of Love (9:06) |
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| Various Artists Unconditionally Guaranteed Volume 8 Uncut # UG-915 Produced By Michael Shrive Released September 1999 Bill Frisell appears on one previously released track from Douglas September's 1998 release, Ten Bulls: 1/Lady & I (4:49) Other artists represented on this sampler include Kelly Joe Phelps, Richard Thompson, Blondie, Eddie Cochran, Dolly Parton, and Charlie Parker w/ The Errol Garner Trio |
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